Even as one of those weird people who has an emotional connection with office supplies (OMG Post-it Notes, amiright?) back-to-school shopping for my six-year-old still drives me crazy. First of all, … [Read more...]

Back to school is crazy for most families. When a military family throws in a deployment or a PCS, we face even bigger craziness. As a former teacher of military children and a parent of my own mil … [Read more...]

Practice doesn't make perfect when it comes to military moves, because the rules are always changing. But here are a few things I've learned over the past twenty years of moves.
11 Military … [Read more...]

Officials with Military OneSource have peeled off from their 800-number counselors pool a group of experts with military experience to run a new peer-to-peer counseling program.
The idea behind … [Read more...]

Even as one of those weird people who has an emotional connection with office supplies (OMG Post-it Notes, amiright?) back-to-school shopping for my six-year-old still drives me crazy. First of all, … [Read more...]

Back to school is crazy for most families. When a military family throws in a deployment or a PCS, we face even bigger craziness. As a former teacher of military children and a parent of my own mil … [Read more...]

Practice doesn't make perfect when it comes to military moves, because the rules are always changing. But here are a few things I've learned over the past twenty years of moves.
11 Military … [Read more...]

Officials with Military OneSource have peeled off from their 800-number counselors pool a group of experts with military experience to run a new peer-to-peer counseling program.
The idea behind … [Read more...]

You are a teacher. You are a military spouse. You like helping kids learn and you like moving your career forward. But mostly you like having a job – mostly you just like getting paid.
But … [Read more...]

The military flagship spouse and family support tool is planning to roll-out a new look and easier to navigate framework August 1.
Military OneSource has long been advertised by military spouse and … [Read more...]

A series of relaxed online discussions with military spouse friendly employers and employment insiders could just be the key landing your next job.
That, at least, is what officials with the Defense … [Read more...]

If you were thinking you'd travel to Europe and stay in the military's Edelweiss resort in Garmisch, Germany well, you're probably out of luck.
That's because despite having a standing policy on … [Read more...]

Welcome to the military spouse world, where up is sometimes down and left is sometimes right. It's a wonderful place, full of strange things that don't make most of us bat an eye. And if we're … [Read more...]

If you noticed things were a little more sparse than usual at your commissary in Europe here's why: dock problems. Lots and lots of dock problems.
A pretty hefty percentage of food stocked in … [Read more...]

I was sitting in Firehouse Subs with my kids. It was a hot day, and we were out shopping, just killing time out of the house and out of the heat. We’d stopped for lunch and, as my boys laughed and … [Read more...]

A new tool for military parents could make your child's next transition to a new school just a tiny bit easier -- especially if he or she is a unique, gifted or challenged learner.
A trio of … [Read more...]

Summer is my favorite season. And during this season of my MilSpouse life summer is extra fantastic. Here's why:
Why I Love the MilSpouse Life in the Summer
1. Lazy summer afternoons that lead … [Read more...]

At some point, someone has probably advised you to do some volunteering in order to fill gaps in your resume when you’re having trouble finding work. Someone has said 'volunteering gets you a job.' … [Read more...]

It drips with hate and disgust. Facebook spouse support groups, those horrible bullying sites, social media feedback on articles and the comment section of any given military spouse blog site, … [Read more...]

One of the things that is really exciting about the idea of getting out of the military is the blank slate it gives you.
Chances are pretty good you don't plan to stay indefinitely near whatever … [Read more...]

Can I tell you guys something? I've been lonely. Really, really lonely. Can you relate?
You're probably thinking "stop complaining and get out there and make friends." That's not the problem. I DO … [Read more...]